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Presented by Jennifer Quigley

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TF Freeman, Black History Month Lecture

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To Honor Families and Family Members killed by local police officers. Sponsored by Corpus Justice

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On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Archbishop’s assassination

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To express public support for the besieged people of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains items addressing the operation of the chapel, such as private services and visitor logs. Also includes gifts or awards given to the chapel and the reactions of visitors.

Does not include Guild activies or program activitites.

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Houstonians with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Houston Peace Network. Participants of the conference attended, held on Chapel grounds. Participants formulated and signed a statement against war in the Gulf during the dinner held in their honor at the Menil Collection, which was sent to George Bush and Saddam Hussein

Abstract The Rev. James A. Forbes and Music by New Orleans Jazz Ensemble, Huslers Brass BandThe Chapel’s 40th anniversary kick-off event will honor Dr. Martin Luther King and celebrate the dedication of Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk to the slain human rights leader. Chapel co-founder Dominique De Menil wrote that the juxtaposition of the Broken Obelisk and the Chapel is symbolic of the institution’s dual vocation of contemplation and action. Dr. King’s life clearly demonstrates the...

Abstract This summer, the Rothko Chapel continues its exploration of the key issues facing people living on the U.S.-Mexico border by presenting Cipriana Jurado Herrera, a Mexican human rights activist who was recently awarded political asylum in the United States. Cipriana Jurado has been an activist in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, for over twenty years, since she arrived in the city at age 14 to work in the maquiladoras to help support her family. It was then that she first...

Abstract Juárez: A Killing Field Series “City of Death; City of Hope” Dr. Cecilia Ballí, JournalistThere have been thousands of murders in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and nearby cities, and an escalation in the violence over the past three years. Issues facing commnities along the U.S.-Mexico border include the presence of drug cartels and their business infrastructure, the increasing presence of U.S. security and law enforcement, and the migration of people fleeing the violence. This series...